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13 September 2017

Royal Event of the Day: Swedish Royals at the Opening of Parliament

The Swedes are first up in the wave of parliament openings that will carry the collective royal calendar through October, attending the opening of parliament and its associated events yesterday. The ladies follow a black and white dress code for this event (which is kind of a nod to the days when extravagant ermine-trimmed court dress was worn, but which is not something that they've always followed). Real talk, it can get pretty boring, all this black and white, year after year. But I think they did pretty good this year, whaddya say?

Likewise, Crown Princess Victoria gets a satisfied nod from my direction. This is how to do a black and white theme with interest, methinks: using a black and white item as a centerpiece instead of just sticking something white on a black outfit like an afterthought. Love.